46 migrants drown, 16 missing, off shore of Yemen
Forty-six migrants drowned and 16 are missing after their boat capsized off the shore of Yemen on Wednesday, the United Nations Migration Agency said.
At...
Israeli minister: Gaza casualties don’t tell the story
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Monday rejected international criticism of Israel's open-fire policies along the Gaza border, saying the disproportionate number of Palestinian...
Israel court releases 4 in Netanyahu aides’ corruption case
An Israeli court has released four of the seven suspects held in a high-profile corruption case involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confidants after a...
WHO warns of a Virus second-wave
A top world health official Monday warned that countries are essentially driving blind in reopening their economies without setting up strong contact tracing to...
Syrian Kurds plan attack to seal Turkish border
The powerful Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and its local allies have drawn up plans for a major attack to seize the final stretch of...
Cash, visas and talks: key points of EU-Turkey pact on refugees
European Union leaders signed an agreement with Turkey on Sunday, offering cash, visas and closer ties in exchange for Turkish help in stemming the...
Saudi Arabia pulls out of Palestine World Cup qualifier match
Saudi Arabia has decided not to play the disputed 2018 World Cup qualifier against Palestine in Ramallah, the Saudi federation said Tuesday.
"The Saudi federation...
Iraqi doctor bets on plasma treatment in search of COVID breakthrough
In a hospital ward in Iraq, doctor Ali Salam Abdullah and a smiling patient hold up a large blood bag full of the yellow...
Saudi soldier dies in Yemen border mine blast
A landmine has killed a Saudi Arabian soldier patrolling the southern border with Yemen, the interior ministry says.
The blast struck a Border Guard patrol...
Russia says ready for cooperation with Turkey on tackling terrorism
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday Moscow was ready for close cooperation with Turkey on fighting terrorism, in comments after a deadly...
